Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-14
notwithstanding her solicitude and

Notwithstanding her solicitude and
such constant Watchfulness. had sew
eral times induced this girl to accom-
pany me on short fishing excursions
out on the lake. We rowed out near
ly to the bank farthest from Bimley's
farm, where the pickerel were always
abundant and hungry. Kate, before
leaving her father, would insist that
Tom Elkins should remain close by
him and, in q vicarious way, take her
place as guardian angel:
One day, however, as her father was
asleep, exhausted and tired from hav-
ing sat up all the night before, she
consented to permit Tom to accom-
pany us, somewhat against her wishes,
and very much against mine. had,
on our excursions together, made no
little progress, [ fattered myself, in
the task OF dispossessing her troubled
mind of the idea that her father medi-
tated any harm to himself. had
succeeded, admit, in this work, by
adopting methods that seemed best
and pleasantest to myself; methods
that were immensely self-satisfying to
the comforter. Hence was averse to
the presence of q third party; but I
could not help myself, so | yielded
gracefully.
We were having an exceptionally
good catch this day, and Kate's face
wore flush of excitement, and her
eyes were brighter than usual. sat
watching her animated and pretty
face while Tom was unlocking q fine
. oSolx frr n
pretty picture, and / was revolving in
my mind some expedient for getting
off with her next time, unknown to
Tom Elkins, that [ might have an OPP
portunity of speaking about some
thing closer to my heart than shiny,
scaly fish.
'Bang! bangl" came two sharp re.
ports of pistol, which the tall, rocky
mountains face replicated with so
distinct intervals that they seemed
like four shots.
"Merciful God!" screamed the girl,
attempting to leap from the boat in
the direction of the Bimley home.
seized her as Tom seized the oars,
and as we flew over the still water
Kate chung to me in q terror that
made her unconscious of her actions.
She did not faint. Her eyes were riv-
eted to mine as the boat SKINNED to-
ward the shore. [ saw then what
made me happy even in that tragic
hour. [ read in her gaze q look of
love. Not that floating, airy bliss of
happiness that comes to lovers under
more suspicious circumstances, but
deep, appealing, clinging love; help
less love that beseeches an echo to it's
sadness, g. partaker of its pain. I
pressed her more closely. Tom would
suppose, if he supposed anything
about it, that | was trying to keep
her from finging herself into the lake.
We were soon flying up the slope
toward the house. We rushed in TO-
gether. Not O. soul was there. Out
we went, and toward the barn. A
wild cry of pain from Kate, who had
outstripped us in her great haste, told
the story Of the rash deed.
Two forms were lying prone upon
the fiat rock in front OF the great
barn doors. One was Bimley's, the
other was that OF his guardian angel.
His guardian angel had relaxed her
vigilance just long enough to permit
the contamination Of this deadly
deed.
Two CHASTITY holes in Rimley's body
revealed the outlet of his tired life.
Poor Kate, orphaned, shocked,
senseless, clasped the nerveless hand
of her father.
We took heru tenderly and carried
her into the house, where she soon
recovered. A low moan was the only
reply she made to my comforting
words.
On the fat rock I read these words
craven there. John Bimley had
scratched the date with an old knife
John Bimley, September IT, 1885,"
The sun was going down behind the
ragged ridge of the mountains, just
tinging the lake with it's departing
glories. We three stood by the edge
of the lake talking over the plans for
the future.
"You will go with me, Kate, and
you shall have home as long as I
have one," said Tom Elkins, heart
lily.
Kate glanced from Tom to me, and
back.
81 don't know. Uncle Tom," she
d11SW0I0O dluuOSO III d WulSpcI.
Kate and had had q short confer
ence, unknown to Elkins.
"What!" said the latter, fixing his
eyes intently on her. "Don't Know"
II don't think she will accept your
kind Offices, Mr.. Elkins," Iinterposed.
"Kate has given me the right to put
in q much better claim than yours, if
you are her uncle, to take care of
John Binnley's girl now.'
Kate corroborated this st atement
by putting her hand in mine.
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